The country is lacking in courage and determination according to Bracknell MP Dr Phillip Lee.

Speaking in the House of Commons on Thursday, January 21 at a discussion about Holocaust Memorial Day Dr Phillip Lee accused the country of standing idly by in the face of other genocides in countries like Syria and Rwanda.

Closing his speech in the House Dr Lee said: "Forgive me, but we have stood idly by in the case of Rwanda, idly by in the case of Darfur, idly by in the case of Syria, and in the case of the Yazidis in particular.

"We are not doing much better than our predecessors.

"Indeed, I suspect that we do not have the determination and courage of some of our predecessors, who actually went to war to defeat evil."

"I suspect that we do not have the determination and courage of some of our predecessors, who actually went to war to defeat evil."

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Dr Lee described his 'morbid fascination with the Holocaust' and wondered at how it came to pass in a country previously known for its chemists, philosophers and composers before recounting his time with two patients, both Holocaust survivors, one who sadly committed suicide.

He also reminded the house of other genocides, including those in Armenia, Cambodia, Rwanda and Dafur.

Dr Lee called on the UK to 'rediscover that determination' and 'strong belief in the values of freedom and the equality of people'.

He finished his speech saying: "It is about time that Britain, France and, yes, Germany,and America rediscovered that courage, because otherwise such genocides will continue to happen in the future, and I very much hope that they will not."